Embroidery-frame



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No. 244,816. x Patented July 26,1881.

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' M. A. MAXWELL.

EMBROIDERY FRAME.

No. 244,816. Patented July 26,1881..

' UNITED STATES A PATENT OFFICE.

MARY A. MAXWELL, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

EMBROlDERY-FRAM E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 244,816, dated July 26, 1881.

' I Application filed April 2, 1881. No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MARY A. MAXWELL, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Embroidery-Frames, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to embroidery-frames; and it consists in the construction and combination of parts hereinafter setforth andclaimed.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embroidery-frame as connected with abracket and embodyingmy invention. Fig. 2 is a side View of the bracket in connection with the socket. Fig. 3 shows the semicircular s'upport as folded within the circular holder. Fig. 4 represents a circular holder made of thin sheet metal, bent over at right angles on each side; Fig. 5 shows a portion of the holder or hook and of the semicircular support, with the method of connecting the two. Figs. 6 and 7 are sections of the hoop or holder and support and the socket.

A represents a circular holder, made of any suitable material, but preferably of thin metal, of any desirable width at its perimeter and about sixteen inches in diameter, more or less, as may be required. The outer surface of the circular holder, A, may be provided with a covering of felt or other suitable material, to aid in holding the cloth while being embroidered and prevent it from slipping. The cloth is secured to the holder A by means of a strap, 8, of leather or other suitable material.

' When the hoop and its support are made of thin sheet metal the sides are to be turned inward at right angles, as shown at A and B in Figs. 4 and 5, and the ends of the semicircular support B are inserted in a socket, m, on the inner side of the hoop A, as shown in Fig. 5. By this means I obtain a support or hoop possessing all the necessary strength and durability, while it is much lighter and less expensive to manufacture than when made of plain hoop form.

To opposite inner sides of the circular holder, A, is pivoted a semicircular metal strap, B, of

. a less diameter than the holder A, so as to admit of its being turned up and folded within the said holder, as shown in Fig. 3. The ends of the metal strip or support B may be provided with thumb-screws m, as shown, so as to hold with a beveled edge, I, which fits within a recess in the arm 0 of the bracket and abuts against a shoulder, j, in the same, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The bracket is constructed with the jaws f f and provided with a thumb-screw, g, by which the whole frame may be attached to the edge of a table, shelf, or other support, 0, as shown.

The detachable semi-socket and plate 61 are secured to the'recessed arm 0 by means of a thumb-screw, e, as shown.

The holder A, instead of being circular, may be'of any other desired shape, such as round, oval, or other shape.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In an embroidery-frame, the combination of the ring A and support B, with the ball a, clamping-socket i, and a clamp for attachment to the table or other article, substantially as set forth.

2. In an embroidery-frame, the combination of ring A, support B, ball a, and the socket in MARY A. MAXWELL.

Witnesses:

Jos. H. ADAMS, B. OHARA. 

